套叠

套疊
tàodié
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to nest
  2. 2 to overlap
  3. 3 to interleave
  4. 4 intussusception

Examples

HSK 6
Zhèxiē hézi kěyǐ yī gè tàodié zài lìng yī gè lǐmiàn.
These boxes can nest one inside another.
HSK 7-9
Cháng tàodié shì érkē chángjiàn de jízhèng.
Intussusception is a common pediatric emergency.

Tips

usage
Two registers: in everyday speech 套叠 means nesting/overlapping (Russian dolls, telescoping cups). In medicine, 肠套叠 (literally 'intestine nest-fold') is the technical term for intussusception, where one section of bowel slides into another.
memory
(to sheath/cover) + (to fold/stack) - picture one thing slipping inside another and stacking up. That image works for both Matryoshka dolls and the medical sense.

Stroke Order

tào
dié